In 2018, the film world was introduced to exciting new director Carlos López Estrada and his best-of-the-year movie, “Blindspotting.” Expectations for filmmakers as talented as Estrada can feel insurmountable, but “Summertime,” his sophomore feature film, is a wildly successful storytelling experiment of performance art and spoken word poetry. On the surface it sounds like an arduous undertaking, but somehow it…
Over the course of a hot summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelinos intersect. A skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker, a limo driver—they all weave in and out of each other's stories. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear. One of them just wants to find someplace that still serves good cheeseburgers.
Top Cast
Austin Antoine
Rah
Marquesha Babers
Marquesha
Bryce Banks
Anewbyss
Bene't Benton
Bene't
Amaya Blankenship
Amaya
Caedmon Branch
Sam
Mila Cuda
Mila
Gabriela de Luna
Alejandra (Paulina's mother)
Joel Dupont
Walter Finnie Jr.
Walter
Alyssa Kim
Diane
Gordon Ip
Gordon
Maia Mayor
Sophia
Anna Osuna
Anna
Sun Park
Hayun
Sophia Thomas
Sam's Mom
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What is Summertime about?
Over the course of a hot summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelinos intersect. A skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker, a limo driver—they all weave in and out of each other's stories. Through poetry they express life,…
When was Summertime released?
Summertime was released in 2021.
What genres does Summertime belong to?
Summertime is categorised as Comedy, Drama, Music.
Who stars in Summertime?
The cast of Summertime includes Austin Antoine, Marquesha Babers, Bryce Banks, Bene't Benton, Amaya Blankenship.